The Hidden Reality of Anchor Dragging Incidents | Anchoring Matters
The Hidden Reality of Anchor Dragging Incidents — Part of the Anchoring Matters Series — When discussing anchoring safety in the maritime industry, one challenge quickly becomes apparent: very few anchor dragging incidents are ever publicly reported. Search online for recent examples of vessels dragging anchor and causing problems, and the results are surprisingly sparse. […]
World Seagrass Day 2026
World Seagrass Day – Let’s make the Invisible Visible It is World Seagrass Day: Time to shine a light on the power of Posidonia. In a nutshell, seagrass meadows (of which Posidonia Oceanica is the largest and most important in the Mediterranean) are vital ecosystems – not least because they act as powerful carbon sinks, […]
Safety at Anchor: Why the Quiet Phases Deserve More Attention | Anchoring Matters
Safety at Anchor: Why the Quiet Phases Deserve More Attention — Part of the Anchoring Matters Series — When we discuss safety and security on board, our attention naturally turns to passages, heavy weather, tight maneuvers, and complex operations—the moments when risk is visible and preparation is paramount. Anchoring, by contrast, is often perceived as […]
Anchoring hasn’t changed in 100 years – but the risk has | Anchoring Matters
Anchoring hasn’t changed in 100 years – but the risk has — Part of the Anchoring Matters Series — increased vessel sizes congested anchorages unpredictable weather conditions environmental sensitivity The world of superyachts is still for the privileged few, let there be no doubt. But the SIZE and NUMBERS of yachts on the water […]
One Season Later: Anchoring With AnchorGuardian Aboard M/Y Felis
Earlier last year, Captain Damien shared why he was drawn to AnchorGuardian and why he believed anchoring deserved more transparency and control. After a full season of real-world use aboard M/Y Felis, we sat down with him again—this time to discuss lived experience rather than expectations. Damien, after a full season using AnchorGuardian, what stands […]
Why Anchors Drag (Even When Everything Looks Fine) | Anchoring Matters
Why Anchors Drag (Even When Everything Looks Fine) — Part of the Anchoring Matters Series — Most anchor dragging incidents don’t begin with a storm. They begin on calm evenings, in familiar anchorages, with experienced crews and nothing that feels out of the ordinary. The anchor is set, the chain is out, the engines are […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Announces Successful Financing Round to Accelerate Growth and Innovation
Bremgarten, Switzerland: Swiss Ocean Tech, the Swiss start-up bringing safety to anchoring, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its latest financing round, raising a total of CHF3.74 million in equity financing. Swiss Ocean Tech will use the funds to ramp up the company’s operational scale as AnchorGuardian goes into series production. Swiss Ocean […]
Anchoring in the Superyacht Era: A Conversation from the Palma Boat Show
Ben and Damien talk “dragging anchors” At last year’s Palma Boat Show, Ben Taylor had the pleasure of speaking with superyacht Captain Damien Carr to discuss a topic that remains surprisingly unchanged: anchoring. Despite the rapid advancements in marine technology, anchoring still relies heavily on experience, intuition, and expertise. The Reality of Superyacht Anchoring […]
Ready for the Next Anchoring Evolution
Successful sea trial with AnchorGuardian’s 1st customer I think it is fair to say, the day didn’t start out so well. The weather app forecasted 30% rain with 20-30 knots of wind. Considering we wanted to film the entire sea trial both above and below the water’s surface, that didn’t bode well. When we arrived […]
Press Release: Paving the Way for Enhanced Seagrass Preservation
AnchorGuardian Completes Successful Sea Trials, Paving the Way for Enhanced Seagrass Preservation Revolutionary anchoring technology proves its value in real-world conditions, paving the way for safer, data-driven anchor monitoring solutions. [Palma, Spain – March 11, 2025] – Swiss Ocean Tech is proud to announce the successful completion of sea trials for its innovative anchoring solution, […]